#spon: I’m required to disclose a relationship between our site and Intel. This could include the Intel Corporation providing us w/content, product, access or other forms of payment. 10 years ago everyone looked at cookbooks when they were cooking didn’t they? How many times a week do you look through cookbooks? I bet the answer …
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I love this quote. One of my mantras in life is to be happy now, it is so easy to get caught up thinking about the “when…” that we forget to enjoy today, and really life is made up of thousands of todays. How do you choose to enjoy life? I have three things …
What keeps you from doing what you want and need to do? For me its probably more laziness than anything else. Some days (okay most days) I just don’t want to go to the gym, or a nap sounds a lot nicer than finishing up a project that needs to get done. Sometimes something bigger …
Who else loves a good desktop/iphone wallpaper? I’m totally loving this one, its been on my phone for a few weeks and I love how clean it is and I love the little jolt of motivation that comes when I read the quote. Sometimes life feels likes a constant uphill climb, but guess what we …
I read THIS article that a friend of mine posted on facebook. It really made me think about how I could do better at showing each of the sisters in our ward (women in our congregation) that we, the relief society presidency, think about them often and care about them. A birthday is a perfect moment to …
It seems like I keep seeing toys in the stores that I can totally make. In the last couple years there has been a “taggie” phenomena that has popped up in retailers and I’m pretty sure after moms and grandmas had been making taggie toys for a while. If you are unfamiliar with the “taggie” …
We are quickly moving into gift giving season and this year I’m going to try and make something handmade for everyone on my list. My goal is to bring you several easy and quick but adorable handmade gift ideas, so that If you feel in the mood to pull out your sewing machine or …
I love doing things I’ve never done before and this was my first shot at paper piecing. Its a cool quilt technique where you use a paper pattern to sew each piece to the paper and then tear the paper off when its done. I am in a competition with Robert Kaufman fabrics and Fairfield …
My kids need church toys, they are 2 1/2 and 4 (almost, next week!) and 1 hour of church where they have to be quiet can some days feel like pure torture for all four of us. It’s definitely hit or miss if they have a nice quiet sit in the pew Sunday or a …
I’m super excited that today I’m doing a guest post over at Skip to My Lou, her blog is so fun and I’m super happy I was able to contribute this fun little do it yourself sewing tablet case. Since receiving this awesome little ASUS Intel Tablet I knew it needed something adorable to be stored in. …
I read once that everyone has a spot in there house that if that “zone” is cleaned then you feel content, even if the rest of the house isn’t. Mine is the kitchen, specifically my kitchen counters, if my kitchen counters are clean it doesn’t matter if the entire living room is a disaster I …
Today I’ve teamed up with over 100 other bloggers for the #HandmadeHolidays blog hop, we have all created awesome do it yourself gifts to help you create fun handmade presents for friends and family this holiday season. I decided to make a fun tote that as my husband put it “I thought that came from …